Chhattisgarh Cuisine Guide

Rice is the staple diet - quite logical in the area proudly called the ‘rice bowl of India’by locals. Pulses, cereals, vegetables, fruits and meat products supplement the basic rice-based diet. The tribals have a more interesting diet - but one that appeals only to the strong-stomached non tribal with such delicacies as red ants, flying ants, squirrels, field rats and wild mushrooms and plants. Fish and pork are hot favourites with the tribals - who even sacrifice a pig on all ceremonial occasions. The small, creamy white fruit of a local tree, the ‘mahuwa’ is fermented into a potent brew that is extremely popular across the width and breadth of Chhattisgarh.